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Executive Functioning Skills

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which executive functioning skills means … to remember information while doing other tasks?

a)
Working Memory
b)
Emotional Control
c)
Response Inhibition
d)
Flexibility
2.

Which executive functioning skills means … to think about how much time you have and how to use it?

a)
Time Management
b)
Metacognition
c)
Goal Directed Persistence
d)
Sustained Attention
3.

Which executive functioning skills means … to manage emotions to achieve goals, finish work, or control behavior?

a)
Emotional Control
b)
Metacognition
c)
Flexibility
d)
Organization
4.

Which executive functioning skills means … to have a goal & work towards it?

a)
Goal Directed Persistence
b)
Planning/Prioritizing
c)
Response Inhibition
d)
Task Initiation<br />
5.

Which executive functioning skills means … to think before you act?

a)
Response Inhibition
b)
Organization
c)

Time Management

d)
Working Memory
6.

Which executive functioning skills means … to change thoughts when obstacles, setbacks, or mistakes happen

a)
Flexibilty
b)
Time Management
c)
Sustained Attention
d)
Emotional Control
7.

Which executive functioning skills means … to begin work early?

a)
Task Initiation
b)
Planning/Prioritizing
c)
Goal Directed Persistence
d)
Flexibility
8.

Which executive functioning skills means … to focus even if you are distracted, tired, or bored?

a)
Sustained Attention
b)
Working Memory
c)
Goal Directed Persistence
d)
Time Management
9.

Which executive functioning skills means … to step back and think about yourself, your thoughts, & the situation fully?

a)
Metacognition
b)
Organization
c)
Planning/Prioritizing
d)
Emotional Control
10.

Which executive functioning skills means … to make & follow systems to understand information & do work?

a)
Organization
b)
Goal Directed Persistence
c)
Metacognition
d)
Task Initiation<br />
11.

Which executive functioning skills means … to make a plan to reach a goal or complete a task?

a)
Planning/Prioritizing
b)
Organization
c)
Response Inhibition
d)
Emotional Control
12.
Which skills are shown when you turn in homework on time (click 2!)?
a)
Time Management
b)
Organization
c)
Metacognition
d)
Emotional Control
13.
Which skill is shown when you focus on the teacher even though you had a bad morning?
a)
Emotional Control
b)
Organization
c)
Time Management<br />
d)
Metacognition
14.
Which skills are important for the working world?
a)
Flexibilty
b)
Time Management
c)
Emotional Control
d)
Task Initiation<br />
e)
All of these skills!
15.

Which skill do you think is your strongest?

4 lines
16.

Which skill do you think is your weakest?

4 lines
17.
Which shows "task initiation"?
a)
Starting your work early
b)
Starting your work the day before
c)
Starting your work the morning it is due
d)
Turning in work late
18.
Which shows "emotional control"?
a)
Being angry and taking breaths to calm down
b)
Being angry and throwing your pen
c)
Being angry and yelling at your friend
d)
Being angry and doing nothing
19.
Which shows "sustained attention"?
a)
Focusing on the teacher while they are teaching
b)
Getting distracted
c)
Texting while in class<br />
d)
Looking away from the teacher
20.
Which shows "organization"?
a)
Finding your assignments quickly
b)
Having no folders on your Google Drive
c)
Forgetting where you saved something
d)
Finding your homework after looking for a few minutes
21.
When do executive functioning skills stop developing in the brain?
a)
25 years old
b)
22 years old
c)
18 years old
d)
16 years old
e)
13 years old